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Wednesday, 13 May 2009

What expenses revelations will be in tomorrow's Telegraph?

Rumours abound that tomorrow is "couples day" in the great Telegraph expenses exposé and that Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper, who have so far not been mentioned, are top of the heap. I am tingling with anticipation...

I have been having a think about this and I can think of two other married couples who might be very nervous this afternoon: The Keens whose alleged misdemeanours I have blogged about before and the Wintertons who I have not bothered with to date. Are there any more married couples in the Commons? I could look it up but am still hard at work...

Then a thought struck me; just before the Telegraph started to print its revelations The Mail reported that:
"Three Labour MPs are said to be terrified that the release of their expenses claims will expose them as adulterers and financial cheats.

...

The three unnamed backbenchers are said to have been placed on 'suicide watch' by Labour whips, who fear they might break down when the details of their excesses come out.

Two are understood to have had extra-marital affairs with other members of Parliament.

Not only are they believed to have shared hotel rooms during annual conference get-togethers and party away days but also to have double-claimed for the rooms on their expenses.

If both MPs have claimed for the bill they will be branded frauds as well as love cheats when journalists and freedom of information campaigners sift through their receipts.

The third backbencher is said to have made 'grotesque' financial claims.

A Commons source told the Mail: 'The whips have three Labour MPs on suicide watch. That's how serious this scandal is. The whips believe they might kill themselves.'"
So "couples day" may be devoted to "unofficial" as well as "official" couples, this gets more interesting by the minute.

Meanwhile here's a picture of Ed balls preparing to do a runner...

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